Table 1. Effect of enzyme treatment on total soluble solids and browning index of enzyme and ethanol combination extracts (Step I and Step II) from D. polystachya Turcz. bulbil

Treatment TSS2) (%) BI3) (420 nm)
CON1) 17.574)±0.20d5) 0.061±0.001d
T30 64.71±0.11c 0.097±0.001c
T120 66.52±0.16b 0.117±0.001b
T240 70.19±0.26a 0.148±0.000a
F-value 49,947.41***6) 9,440.77***
CON, control, treated non-enzyme; T30, treated enzyme time 30 min; T120, treated enzyme time 120 min; T240, treated enzyme time 240 min.
TSS, total soluble solid.
BI, browning index.
All values are Mean±SD (n=3).
a-dMeans with different small letters in the same column differ significantly by Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05).
***p<0.001.